New additions to ag education prepare students for jobs of the future
One look at some of the newest additions to South Dakota State University make it clear: Ag-related education is changing.
“We’re doing things that are really relevant to all the real, major grand challenges that face society today,” said John Killefer, the South Dakota Corn-Endowed Dean of the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences.
There are 2,000 undergraduates and 300 graduate students in the college, spread across 23 majors. Many of them are working and learning in facilities unlike any other in the country – preparing them for a huge range of in-demand jobs.
“There’s probably never been a more exciting time to be in this type of college for a student in the future than it is today,” Killefer said.
